Airplane!

Airplane! (titled Flying High! in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and the Philippines) is a 1980 American satirical comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. The film is a parody of the disaster film genre, pa... More

Initial release date:

  • Jul 2, 1980

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 28 min

Also known as:

  • Flying High!,
  • Aterriza como puedas,
  • Ali je pilot v letalu?,
  • Hjelp vi flyr,
  • Titta vi flyger,
  • Hei, me lennetään!,
  • O Aeroplano,
  • Mia apithani... apithani ptisi,
  • L'aereo più pazzo del mondo,
  • Pripoutejte se, prosim!,
  • ¿Y dónde está el piloto?,
  • ¡Aterriza como puedas!,
  • Is er een piloot in het vliegtuig?,
  • Apertem os Cintos... O Piloto Sumiu,
  • Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Flugzeug,
  • Y a-t-il un pilote dans l'avio,
  • Ima li pilota u avionu,
  • Kentucky Fried Airplane,
  • Højt at flyve,
  • Czy leci z nami pilot?

Film

Directed by

Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood...

David Zucker

David Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte and...

Jerry Zucker

Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American film director known for his role in directing comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost. Zucker was born in...

Tagline:

  • Thank God It's Only a Motion Picture!
  • What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

Subjects:

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jul 2, 1980
  • Oct 24, 2000
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Casting director:

Production design by:

Set Decoration by:

Costume design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 28 min
  • 1 h 27 min
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Languages:

Country of origin:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 3,500,000

Production companies:

Distributors:

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 10
  • 2000
  • 927
  • 6.5
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs of 2000

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